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From: Kris McDevitt
Date: 2001-06-09 00:17:00 UTC
Subject: [Ferret-Health-list] Typed version of Spike's biopsy results
results

Thank you Carla! I was going to do this when I got home from work. I hope
R2 is doing well & that all this helps you guys too.

Everything looks good except I want to add the other part about his blood
work:
Lymphocyte count 4/10/01 - 4.756
Lymphocyte count 5/7/01 - 2.240
(other 2 ferrets bloodwork did the same thing high at first test & normal at
second test)

Spike is currently on Clavamox .50 ml 2X/day (after surgury), .25 ml
Carafate 3X/day (for ulcer symptoms 2 days after surgury), and I just got
his compounded banana flavor prednisolone (1 mg/ml) today which say 1.00 ml
2X/day then taper off as directed. My vet didn't give me any other
instructions on it and this seems like a high dose to me (have had 2 other
ferrets on it in the past for insulnoma). I won't talk to the vet again
until Monday when Spike gets his staples out & another injection of
Ivermectin (had 2 a month ago) so I'm not sure when to start tapering off
either.

The vet also said to get Donagel (which I can't find anywhere) or Kaopectate
for him as well. Are these medicines with these doses ok to be giving him
at the same time?? He is eating Eukanuba kitten chicken & rice which my vet
suggested but I just bought the lamb & rice tonight & will be switching him
to that instead like was suggested on this list.

I appreciate all the advice and have printed out all the information I could
find on Eosinophilic Gastroenteritis for my vet. The results have so much
information in them that I don't understand so I'd really like to know if
anything else could possibly be going on here too.

Thanks,
Dawn

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From: <ferretsonly@h...>
To: <Ferret-Health-list@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Friday, June 08, 2001 3:08 PM


> >but may have to manually type in the report.
>
> I took the liberty of doing this earlier today. Dawn and I have been
> corresponding frequently because my R2's symptoms are so similiar. I
> may have made typos because it was hard for my "mature" eyes to read
> also.
>
> -Carla
>
> Source
> Spleen 3 slides
>
> Description:
> This sample is cellular and consists of a scattered lymphoid
> population predominated by small mature lymphocytes. in addition,
> there is a population of hematopoietic cells with multiple
> megakaryocytes and cells of the arythoid cell line observed including
> metarubricytes. Within the background are numerous red blood cells.
>
> Cytologic diagnosis
> extramedullary hematopciesis
>
> Comments
> Though this is a common finding in the spleen, it is not considered
> normal and may suggest underlying bone marrow disease or history of a
> chronic anemia
>
> Biopsies of liver, stomarch, jejunum, and colon. Splenic aspirate also
> submitted with diagnosis of EMN, reference CMAB12396243. A 1 year old
> ferret with history of chronic vomiting and diarrhea. Non response to
> antibiotics and deworming. lymphocyte count 84/10/01 - 4.756. Two
> other ferrets have CBC's suspicious for lymphosarcoma, and another
> ferret died from lymphosarcoma prior year. All tissue processed.
>
> Diagnosis
> Slide 1
> Gastric biopsy: mild, diffuse, eosinophilic and lymphocytic gastritis
> Liver biopsy: mild lymphocytic and plasmacytic periportal hepatitis
> with diffuse, relatively small/atrophic hepatocytes
>
> Slide 2
> Colonic biopsy: moderate, diffuse, lymphocytic, plasmacytic and
> eosinophilic, chronic colitis
> Jejunal biopsy: moderate to marked, lymphocytic, plasmacytic and
> eosinophilic entertis
>
> Comments
> There was no suggestion of lymphoma/lymphosarcoma infiltrate within
> the sections of tissue from GI tract or from the liver. There was,
> however, a significant mixed inflammatory infiltrate present within
> the jejunal mucosa and colonic mucosa with mild similar involvement of
> the gastric mucosa. The infiltrate was mixed, however, eosinophils did
> predominate in most areas. Accompanying lymphocytes and plasma cells
> were also present. Although the infiltrate is not diffusely
> eosinphilic, eosinophilic gastroenteritis would be the primary
> differential in this case. This condition is of unknown etiology and
> results in wasting in ferrets.
>
> Young male ferrets under 14 months of
> age are most commonly affected. A peripheral eosinophilia may be
> present. Some cases are believed to be of parasitice origin and have
> responded favorably to ivemectin thereapy. Other possible causes
> include an allergic or immunologic response to food. Prednisone
> therapy has resulted in remission in some instances. There was a mild
> periportal inflammatory infiltrate present within the liver, possibly
> representing mild arising of inflammation from the intestine.
> Hepatocytes appeared relatively small, possibly atrophic. This could
> reflect a poor overall nuitritional condition of this ferret.
>
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